Giants Trade Shockey To Saints!!

[ILS1]

Sean Payton's persistence finally won out. The New Orleans Saints acquired Jeremy Shockey for a second- and a fifth-round draft pick in 2009.

The deal was first reported by FOXSports.com.

The Saints had been trying since February to acquire the disgruntled New York Giants tight end. First, they offered a second-round pick. Before the draft, they increased the offer to a second- and a fifth-round draft choice, but the Giants felt he was too valuable to lose until a few days before the start of their training camp.
As Payton and Saints general manager Mickey Loomis did their last few minutes of office work before heading to Jackson, Miss., for Wednesday's start of training camp, they received a call from the Giants saying that Shockey was theirs.

Shockey, 28, a four-time Pro Bowler, has 371 catches for 4,228 yards and 27 touchdowns during his six-year NFL career. He grew disgruntled with the Giants because he wanted to be more involved with some downfield passing. The Giants valued his run blocking.

Payton was an offensive coordinator with the Giants during Shockey's rookie season. He caught 74 passes for 894 yards that season.



Story Link (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3498795)

[espn1]

That's a hell of a good catch!:cool: :cool: :cool:

[pirate4state]

:thinking:

could be interesting

[popcorn screen]

Great move for Giants. The fella that replaced Shockey had good production toward the end of the year and they get some draft picks. I like Shockey and his football mentality, but Shockey was a distraction. I hope he gets a TEAM mentality in NO. He is a solid player, but he can't get the ball every play. His aquisition will open up some running lanes.

[wedo]

The Saints are definetely a team to watch out for in the NFC with this trade!!!

[BwdLions]

Having Shockey on your team is about as bad as having Barry Bonds. IMO, these guys are ultra-talented but not good for team chemistry.